New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 1:16-17
16I 1saidH1696 to myselfH3820, “BeholdH2009, I have magnifiedH1431 and increasedH3254 2wisdomH2451 moreH5921 thanH5921 allH3605 whoH834 were overH5921 JerusalemH3389 beforeH6440 me; and my 3mindH3820 has observedH7200 4a wealthH7235 of wisdomH2451 and knowledgeH1847.”
17And I 5setH5414 my 6mindH3820 to knowH3045 wisdomH2451 and to 7knowH3045 madnessH1947 and follyH5531; I realizedH3045 that thisH2088 alsoH1571 is 8strivingH7475 after windH7307.
Notes
- 1. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit spoke with my heart, saying ↩
- 2. Ecclesiastes 1:16 1 Kin 3:12; 4:30; 10:23; Eccl 2:9 ↩
- 3. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit heart ↩
- 4. Ecclesiastes 1:16 Lit an abundance ↩
- 5. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Eccl 1:13; 7:25 ↩
- 6. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Lit heart ↩
- 7. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Eccl 2:12; 7:25 ↩
- 8. Ecclesiastes 1:17 Eccl 1:14; 2:11, 17; 4:4, 6, 16; 6:9 ↩
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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